grating

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
grate
• Derivationally related forms:
grate (for: grate)
• Hypernyms:
barrier
• Hyponyms:
grille, radiator grille
2. a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
• Syn:
grate
• Derivationally related forms:
grate, grate (for: grate)
• Hypernyms:
framework
• Part Holonyms:
stove, kitchen stove, range, kitchen range, cooking stove, furnace
3. optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it;
disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
• Syn:
diffraction grating
• Hypernyms:
optical device
• Hyponyms:
echelon

II - adjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- a gravelly voice
• Syn:
gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy
• Similar to:
cacophonous, cacophonic
• Derivationally related forms:
scratch (for: scratchy), roughness (for: rough), rasp (for: raspy)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy, diffraction grating, grate